The urban heat island effect happens when urban areas experience higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas.

Marshall Heights in Ward 7, Washington D.C., is an urban heat island due to a lack of green space and trees, a form of ...

Bengaluru's worsening Urban Heat Island effect due to deforestation and infrastructure projects threatens residents' ...

Eastern iowa knows severe weather all too well -- but aside from major events like the 2008 floods and the 2020 derecho, but it seems that we usually don't see ...

The average temperature in Dallas-Fort Worth was nearly 6 degrees warmer than normal last month, per the National Weather ...

Extreme heatwaves hit vulnerable groups hardest, from infants to seniors, becomes threatening health in 5 ways. Learn the ...

Lisa Ortega started the nonprofit Nevada Plants to provide free trees to residents in need. Since its inception in 2021, the ...

Some parts of Houston have more trees than others because of past planning, income levels and racial inequality.

Vulnerable communities bear the brunt of the UHI effect in Bengaluru's Russell and KR Markets, exposing them to rising, ...

Nevada Plants, a Las Vegas-based nonprofit, is combating the city’s extreme urban heat by giving away trees to residents in ...

Urban heat is a major problem in Western Sydney, where temperatures can be 10 degrees Celsius higher than in the city's ...